TY - BOOK AU - Davidson,Richard M. TI - Flame of Yahweh: sexuality in the Old Testament SN - 9781565638471 (alk. paper) AV - BS1199.S45 D38 2007 PY - 2007/// CY - Peabody, Mass. PB - Hendrickson Publishers KW - Bible KW - O.T KW - Criticism, interpretation, etc KW - Sex KW - Biblical teaching KW - Religious aspects N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. [659]-801) and indexes; Sexuality in the beginning: Genesis 1-2 -- Sexuality and the fall: Genesis 3 -- Creation ordinance versus cultic sexuality -- Human heterosexuality versus homosexuality, transvestism, and bestiality -- Monogamy versus polygamy/concubinage -- Elevation versus denigration of women -- Wholeness versus fragmentation (prostitution, mixed marriages, masturbation, sexual blemishes, and impurities) -- Exclusivity versus adultery and premarital sex -- Intimacy versus incest -- Procreative sexuality versus problems/distortions (childlessness, children born out of wedlock, and abortion) --Sexuality in the song of songs: The Holy of Holies -- Sexuality in the Songs of Songs: The Flame of Yahweh UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0620/2006027754.html ER -